Critical Resource Exchange

As part of the C3 Lab, we built a tool for evaluating and responding to requests for essential resources in emergency situations. Crises, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, require extraordinary mobilization of expertise and resources beyond what established networks and policies can provide. Credible information and open communication are foundational to mounting a proper response, so we developed both an exchange, for sharing and obtaining critical resources, and a dashboard, for illustrating where and which needs are most pressing. Organizations and policymakers armed with these tools can make better decisions about allocations and interventions - whatever the issue at hand may be.